Category: News
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VW Annoyed With China’s Beetle Clone, Chevy’s 9000 RPM Corvette Z06, New Lancia 037-Based Supercar, Tesla Autopilot Tricked: Your Morning Brief
Fantastic morning and welcome into our everyday digest of automotive information from around the World, starting with… Consumer Reports Gets Tesla Model Y To Drive Without Anyone Behind The Wheel Following Elon Musk denied Autopilot was activated in the Model S crash that killed two guys in Texas lately, neither of whom had been driving,…
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Honda Plans to Dump Internal-Combustion Engines by 2040
Honda is the latest automaker to declare that it will remove all production of internal combustion engines with a strategy to go all-electric by 2040. Not electrified (i.e. hybrid), but 100% battery- or fuel-cell-electric in a bit less than 20 years from now. Don’t worry, we have a little while to savor Honda’s fantastic gasoline…
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Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate
Just recently, Consumer Reports published the results of a test it conducted at its private track to demonstrate just how “easy” it was to fool Tesla’s Autopilot system into operating without a driver behind the wheel. The magazine was successful in its aim, but it also demonstrated that it takes a very determined driver and…
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Miley Cyrus Returning to ‘SNL’ as Musical Guest, With Host Elon Musk
Miley Cyrus will soon be rocking out on Saturday Night Live. On Saturday (April 24), the long-running NBC sketch comedy show announced that Cyrus — who recently dropped her rock-flavored album, Plastic Hearts — will return as a musical guest on May 8. The upcoming episode will also feature SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk,…
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All The Problems With My Tesla Powered Classic VW Bus
I converted my classic VW bus to electric using Tesla parts. I’m getting it ready for van life! I’ve never felt such a big sense of achievement from a project and I’m so excited to show you! Please subscribe to stay up to date on this Series! Follow my van’s Instagram account… https://instagram.com/thewanderbug Podcast coming…
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EGEB: GE to open UK factory to build massive Haliade-X blades
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): GE Renewable Energy will open a new blade manufacturing facility in northeastern England. White Plains, New York, breaks ground on 6.8 MW of community solar. US Senate confirms Michael Regan as Environmental Protection Agency chief. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your…
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This Tesla analyst just destroyed the Consumer Reports self-driving trick test
Tesla analyst Pierre Ferragu of New Street Research isn’t impressed by Consumer Reports’ evaluation that apparently “tricked” that a Model Y to driving itself without anyone from the passenger seat. Earlier this week,” Consumer Reports claims it produced a Model Y push by “tricking” that it with a set of weights, contraptions, and loopholes which…
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Enjoy bizarre Dogecoin party till it all goes very wrong
By Jared DillianI’ve been either investing or writing about investing for 22 years, and I’ve seen a lot of weird stuff, but nothing as weird as Dogecoin, the lighthearted dog-themed cryptocurrency that was created as a joke. It’s now valued at more than $50 billion, exceeding Ford Motor Co. and many other companies with extensive…
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Tesla China launches new ‘Special Handling Team’ after Shanghai Auto protest
Tesla is launching a new “Special Handling Team” in China to “meet the demands of car owners and strive to satisfy car owners while complying with laws and regulations.” The creation of the Special Handling Team could be in response to a recent protest at the Shanghai Auto Show. Yesterday, Teslarati reported that a woman who…
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How to buy bitcoin in Canada (and find out where, too)
What’s the big fuss about holding bitcoin in Canada? If you’re a MoneySense reader, you already know that bitcoin is increasingly major news. The standard-bearer of cryptocurrencies (also referred to as digital or virtual currencies) has been soaring in value. Despite some pretty major fluctuations over the years, $1,000 of bitcoin purchased in 2010 (one…